Redneck Orchid Flasking

[vmax3000]

Originally Posted by Aquaculturekenya

Hello all, I am from Nairobi,Kenya and I do plant tissue cultures here with exotic ornamental plants and also grow great African species of orchids from seeds. I have just joined your forum and hope to find interesting friends and discuss a lot of orchids with many who knowledge on growing and keeping orchids.

Welcome to the OB! Glad you are here. Tissue cultures!! Wow, that's pretty cool. I always wondered whether there was a "kitchen" option for meristem cloning....ooo, that's another can o' worms, now isn't it!

[Aquaculturekenya]

Originally Posted by vmax3000

Welcome to the OB! Glad you are here. Tissue cultures!! Wow, that's pretty cool. I always wondered whether there was a "kitchen" option for meristem cloning....ooo, that's another can o' worms, now isn't it!

Thank you hope we share and discuss a lot of orchid issues, as James wants to see photos of my work and lab, i think i can mange that, maybe after this weekend.
I think you can do Meristem in the "kitchen"why not would there be a problem? i have done it without any contamination at all, but this has to done very quickly (the transplant) simply put three pots of boiling water in a small triangular shape, spray the mother and replating flask with ethanol, remove the ex plant, cut open the the meristem quickly dipping the blade in alcohol every few seconds. it is very difficult to do this all the time, but it can be done well with practice and is good some of like us where equipment, medias, instruments and such like things are rare or never come by.

[Beaveljeez]

Wow! Thanks for the info! That's great to know. I have been wanting to experiment with my orchids, but was too afraid that contamination may occur. I guess it is still possible, but sounds like that works pretty well for you. I'll have to give it a try when my orchids permit it. Thanks again.